- EPPO in Ostrava, Czechia, indicted five people and one company for allegedly evading over €17.4 million in VAT on goods imported from China.
- The scheme used Czech VAT-registered companies not actually established in Czechia, then falsely claimed the goods were supplied to fake companies in other EU states.
- In reality, the goods went to e-commerce logistics hubs and were sold across the EU, while import VAT was never declared or paid.
- Four defendants and the company are accused of acting as an organised criminal group and may face 9 to 13.5 years in prison; one defendant faces 2 to 8 years.
Source: universul.net
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